Best v. ASGDC- employees et al
Plaintiff: Paul R. Best, Jr. and Paul Rawling Best, Jr.
Defendant: ASGDC- employees, Sgt. Sommers, c/o Mitchell, c/o Sholer, c/o Cummingham, c/o Calloway, deputy Rawls, Major Leggings, c/o Harris, c/o Grady, doctor on duty and c/o Wannamaker
Case Number: 1:2023cv05539
Filed: November 1, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of South Carolina
Presiding Judge: Shiva V Hodges
Referring Judge: Mary Geiger Lewis
Nature of Suit: Prison:Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights, State Filers
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 21, 2023 Filing 14 ***DOCUMENT MAILED #13 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION placed in U.S. Mail from Columbia Clerks Office to Paul R. Best, Jr., 619937, Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, 201 John Mark Dial Drive, Columbia, SC 29209. (lbak)
December 21, 2023 Filing 13 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION recommending this action be dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute. The Clerk is directed to send this Report and Recommendation to Plaintiff at his last known address. If Plaintiff notifies the court within the time set for filing objections to this Report and Recommendation that he wishes to continue with this case and provides a current address, the Clerk is directed to vacate this Report and Recommendation and return the file to the undersigned for further handling. If, however, no objections are filed, the Clerk shall forward this Report and Recommendation to the district judge for disposition. Objections to R&R due by 1/4/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. Signed by Magistrate Judge Shiva V. Hodges on 12/21/2023. (lbak)
December 21, 2023 Filing 11 Mail Returned as Undeliverable. No Longer Here. Return To Sender. Not Deliverable As Adddressed. Unable to Forward. Addressee: Paul R. Best Jr.. Document Returned: 6 Text Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, #7 Proper Form Order and #8 Order and Notice. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (lbak)
December 5, 2023 Filing 9 ***DOCUMENTS MAILED 6 Text Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, #7 Proper Form Order, #8 Order and Notice, one blank standard complaint form, one Summons and eleven Forms USm-285 placed in U.S. Mail from Columbia Clerks Office to Paul R. Best, Jr., 619937, Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, 201 John Mark Dial Drive, Columbia, SC 29209. (lbak)
December 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER AND NOTICE Plaintiff may file an amended complaint by December 26, 2023, along with any appropriate service documents. Plaintiff is reminded an amended complaint replaces the original complaint and should be complete in itself. If Plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint or fails to cure the deficiencies identified above, the undersigned will recommend to the district judge that the claims be dismissed without leave for further amendment. (Specific Document due by 12/26/2023.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Shiva V. Hodges on 12/5/2023. (lbak)
December 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 PROPER FORM ORDER Case to be brought into proper form by 12/26/2023. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6. Signed by Magistrate Judge Shiva V. Hodges on 12/5/2023. (lbak)
December 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 TEXT ORDER: Plaintiff applied to proceed in the District Court without prepaying fees or costs. [ECF No. 2]. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915, the court construes this application as a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. 1915. A review of the motion reveals that Plaintiff should be relieved of the obligation to prepay the full filing fee. The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted, subject to the court's right to require a payment if Plaintiff's financial condition changes, and to tax fees and costs against Plaintiff at the conclusion of this case if the court finds the case to be without merit. See Flint v. Haynes, 651 F.2d 970, 972-74 (4th Cir. 1981). Signed by Magistrate Judge Shiva V. Hodges on 12/5/23. (vhor)
November 1, 2023 Filing 4 TRUE DIVISION FOR TRIAL: Columbia. (apsn)
November 1, 2023 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Restricted Access) by Paul R. Best, Jr. Response to Motion due by 11/15/2023. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)Motions referred to Shiva V. Hodges.(apsn)
November 1, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Paul R. Best, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Supporting Documents, #2 Envelope)(apsn)

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